MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NEW MEDIA ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY
Fion Liu is a Canadian born multi-disciplinary new media artist raised in Hong Kong; currently residing in Toronto. Their work focuses on themes of duality, mortality, abjection, and alter-ego. They are recognized for their black and white line-work designs and morbid humour; working in a variety of mediums including analogue recycled electronics, ink illustration, performance/installation, video, website and app design.
They are known for tattooing touring musicians under the alias SADSTAB.
PRESS
SARAH'S HOTSPOT, 2021
"Interview: Sadstab"
https://www.sarahshotspot.com/post/interview-sadstab
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THIS BROKEN MIXTAPE, 2021
"S6E10 - SADSTAB"
http://www.thisbrokenmixtape.com/archive/s6e10-sadstab
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EXCLAIM!, 2020
"Meet Sadstab, Your Favourite Band's Favourite Tattoo Artist"
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/meet_sadstab_your_favourite_bands_favourite_tattoo_artist
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RARE CANDY, 2019
"Palehound interview"
http://www.rarecandy.org/interviews-2/2019/9/30/palehound
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MELTED, 2018
"AN INTERVIEW WITH SADSTAB"
https://www.meltedmagazine.com/blog/2018/9/22/an-interview-with-sadstab
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EXCLAIM!, 2018
"PUP's Stefan Babcock Confronts Cactus Fears in Final Chapter of 'Cactuses'"
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THE MCGILL TRIBUNE, 2017
"Stick n’ poke tattoo culture spreads across Montreal"
"RTA stick ‘n’ poke artist stabbing her way into the industry"
http://ryersonian.ca/rta-stick-n-poke-artist-stabbing-her-way-into-the-industry/
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RYERSON FOLIO, 2017
"New media students unite the worlds of fine art and technology at META2017 "
http://ryersonfolio.com/new-media-students-unite-worlds-fine-art-technology-meta2017/
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